“Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media” Contest 2024

Since 2014, the competition has curated text and video submissions from foreign authors who provide creative, trustworthy, and objective insights into various aspects of Kazakh reality. In today’s digital age, social networks have become a burgeoning source of high-quality content. They wholeheartedly embrace the participation of bloggers and active social media users, inviting them to share their unique perspectives on Kazakhstan.

The partners of the competition include Kazakh Tourism National Company JSC, the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the Kazakhstan Agency of International Development “KazAID”, Kazakhstan’s National Sports Association, and “Jibek Joly” national TV channel.

Additionally, in keeping with established tradition, the meetings with representatives of the public sector, experts, journalists, scientists, and cultural figures of Kazakhstan will be specially organized for the laureates of the competition.

Benefits

• The winners will be awarded a trip to Kazakhstan, including visits to the cities of Astana, Almaty, and the Mangystau region, where they will enjoy a rich cultural program.
• In addition to the primary categories, this year introduces new nominations initiated by “KazAID” and Kazakhstan’s National Sports Association, with each awarding two winners.
• The organisers will cover the cost of an economy class flight, hotel accommodation and local transportation, a cultural program in Kazakhstan, as well as daily expenses.

Contest Rules

• Citizens of all countries (excluding Kazakhstan) are invited to participate in the contest;
• Participants can be staff and freelance representatives of print and online media, as well as bloggers;
• To participate in the contest, it is necessary to post either an article of 300 to 3000 words/a television or radio report, a podcast, or a post in social media lasting from 1 to 60 minutes, in foreign media or social media between August 1, 2023, and August 1, 2024;
• If the material is not in Kazakh, Russian, or English, it is necessary to include a translation in these languages;
• Five winners will be selected by a panel, one from the following regions:
  • North and South America;
  • Europe;
  • CIS countries;
  • Middle East and Africa;
  • Asia-Pacific region;
• Four winners will be selected, from any region, from each of the following nominations: tourism, “CICA’s contribution to the synergy of multilateral cooperation formats in Asia”, “KazAID – a new name on international development cooperation” and national sports theme.
• The results of the contest will be announced by August 5, 2024

For more information, visit Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.